Mccarty Mine

Past Producer in Plumas county in California, United States with commodities Chromium, Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10261603
MAS/MILS ID 0060630257
Record type Site
Current site name Mccarty Mine
Alternate or previous names Jitney Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.94324, 39.85628 (WGS84)
Elevation 1463
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Plumas(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Onion Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Portola(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Fork Feather(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Plumas National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Plumas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 023 N 009 E 14 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown
Serpentine Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.94324, 39.85628

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 80W
    Thickness 0M
    Length 240M
    Width 36M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONITIZATION
    Strike And Dip :80W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 800805

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1917
Year of first production 1918

Mining district

District name Feather River District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Thomas Mccarty Located Jitney No. S1 And 2 During W. W.1
    Home office California
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Frank Maurezz10-Located The Grounds As Mccarty In 1942
    Home office California
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Maxwell, George
    Home office Mc Carty, California
    Year 1976
    First year 1943
  • Type Operator
    Owner Union Chrome Co.-Leased Property From Mccarty 1917-1918
    Home office California
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RYNEARSON,G.A,1953,CDM AND G BULL134,PT.3,CHAP.5,P.296-297

  • Deposit

    BRADLEY,W.W.ET AL,1918,CAL STATE MINING BUR BULL 76,P.165

  • Deposit

    MACBOYE,E.1918 MINES & MINERAL RESOURCES OF PLUMAS COUNTY;MI

  • Deposit

    R REPT.,BIENNIAL PERIOD 1917-1918

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONE PREVIOUS REPT STATED THAT THE ORE OCCURRED IN LIMESTONE, B RDING TO RYNEARSON THE LIMESTONE IS AN INCLUSION OR OUTLIER. RY GRAY MARBLE OCCURRING IN PERIDOTITE. INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-MAY-1986 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative California resources

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